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CVE-2004-2121
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Borland Web Server (BWS) 1.0b3 and earlier allow remote attackers to read and download…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.1%
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Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Borland Web Server (BWS) 1.0b3 and earlier allow remote attackers to read and download arbitrary files via (1) multi-dot "......" sequences, or (2) "%5c%2e%2e" (encoded "\..") sequences, in the URL.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (4)
- 9486 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1008840 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- bws-directory-traversal(14948) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040124 BWS v1.0b3 Directory Transversal Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
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